Green - Paperback

Green is more than a color; it is a symbol, a feeling, a language spoken across cultures, disciplines, and personal experiences. It evokes the vitality of spring, the sting of envy, the promise of renewal, and the slow decay of time. It is the color of both innocence and ambition, of balance and contradiction. In nature, green is life in motion. In society, it is money, power, and sustainability. In emotion, it is hope and healing-and sometimes, the ache of longing.

This anthology gathers a diverse array of voices-poets, storytellers, essayists, and artists-each exploring the multiplicity of green in their own way. Here, green is not pinned down to a single meaning. Instead, it grows wild and unpredictable, revealing itself in unexpected corners: in childhood memories, in urban landscapes, in political movements, in intimate reflections.

As you turn the pages, let yourself drift through the spectrum of green: from the lush to the toxic, the sacred to the mundane, the personal to the collective. These pieces do not aim to define green, but to invite you into its many interpretations-to see through the lens of others, and perhaps discover new hues within yourself.

Featuring the following: Shai Afsai - Aldo Quagliotti - Gabriella BalcomCarly Ballard - Linda M. Crate - Linda Trott DickmanCarolyn Donnell - Dany Gagnon - Sharon A.HarmonGerald Jatzek - Wanda W. Jerome - Gayle LauradunnHenry Vinicio Valerio Madriz - Mary C. M. Phillips - Robert PrimaveraWilliam John Rostron - Janet Ruth - Scott SmothersThomas A. Thurn - Jasmine Tritten - Jim TrittenScott Wiggerman - Brianna Witte